Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound which imparts a sufficient water repellency and a suitable oil repellency to substrates such as a fiber, a paper, a wood material, a hide, a leather, a resin, a glass, a metal, etc.The compound of the present invention is a fluoroalkylcarboxylic acid of the general formula (I), and its derivative of the general formula (II) (e.g. fluoroalkyl alcohol, fluoroalkyl carboxylic acid chloride, fluoroalkylcarboxylic acid amide and fluoroalkylamine).

Abstract: A fluorine-containing carboxylic acid amine salt of Formula A below: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 denotes an aliphatic alkyl group or an aliphatic alkenyl group with 6 to 30 carbons; R.sup.2 denotes a group selected from the group consisting of a fluoroalkyl group with 3 to 30 carbons, a fluoroalkenyl group with 3 to 30 carbons, a fluorophenyl group with 6 to 18 carbons, and a fluoroalkylether group with 5 to 50 carbons; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each denotes a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 20 carbons; R.sup.5 denotes either a fluoroalkyl group with 3 to 30 carbons or a fluoroalkenyl group with 3 to 30 carbons; n denotes 0 or 1; X denotes hydrogen or -(R.sup.6) -R.sup.7 ; and Y denotes hydrogen or -(R.sup.8) -R.sup.9, where R.sup.6 and R.sup.8 each denotes a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 20 carbons, and R.sup.7 and R.sup.9 each denotes a fluoroalkyl group with 3 to 30 carbons or a fluoroalkenyl group with 3 to 30 carbons.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a lubricating layer comprising a fluorine-containing alkylsuccinic acid diester of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an aliphatic alkyl or alkenyl group, and one of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is a fluoroalkylether group and the other is a fluoroalkyl group, a fluoroalkenyl group, a fluorophenyl group, an aliphatic alkyl group or an aliphatic alkenyl group, which has excellent lubricity in an atmosphere having low to high humidity.

Abstract: A fluorine containing diester of an alkyl- or alkenylsuccinic acid having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl or alkenyl group, at least one of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is a fluoroalkyl or fluoroalkenyl group, the remaining of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is an alkyl or alkenyl group, k, l, m and n are 0 or an integer not less than 1, respectively, and k+l are an integer of not less than 2, which provides an excellent lubricating property under any environment from low humidity to high humidity, and is particularly suitable for use in a magnetic recording medium.

Abstract: In making a magnetic recording medium, a diamond-like carbon film is formed stably with high product efficiency such as 200 .ANG./sec, without occurrence of irregular discharge, and improved still durability and reduced head contamination are achieved by utilizing a.c. plasma discharge or a.c. plasma discharge superimposed by d.c. power and the lubricant film.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing alkylsuccinic acid diester of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an aliphatic alkyl or alkenyl group, and one of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is a fluoroalkylether group and the other is a fluoroalkyl group, a fluoroalkenyl group, a fluorophenyl group, an aliphatic alkyl group or-an aliphatic alkenyl group, which has excellent lubricity in an atmosphere having low to high humidity.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.f is a fluoroalkyl ether end group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is an alkyl end group or an aliphatic alkenyl end group, R'''.sub.2 is an aliphatic alkylene group and R.sub.4 is an aliphatic alkylene group having no or one or more carbon atoms. This fluorine-containing compound can be utilized in magnetic recording media in the form of a lubricant composition.

Abstract: Disclosed in this invention are novel fluorine-contianing compounds of a specific molecular structure having a fluoroalkylether terminal group, an aliphatic hydrocarbon terminal group and an imino terminal group in the same molecule and a molecular weight of from several hundred to about 3,000, and a process for preparing such compounds. The fluorine-containing compounds of this invention can be utilized as a lubricant composition for magnetic recording media.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing compound represented by the general formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.f, X, Y, W, Z, R.sub.1 -R.sub.3, l, m and n are as defined in the specifications. There are disclosed fluorine-containing compounds of specific structure which have in the molecule a fluoroalkyl ether end group, an aliphatic hydrocarbon end group and a carboxyl end group, and have molecular weights of hundreds to about 3,000; and a process for producing the fluorine-containing compounds. These fluorine-containing compounds can be utilized in magnetic recording media in the form of a lubricant composition.

Abstract: In making a magnetic recording medium, a diamond-like carbon film is formed stably with high product efficiency such as 200 .ANG./sec, without occurrence of irregular discharge, and improved still durability and reduced head contamination are achieved by utilizing a.c. plasma discharge or a.c. plasma discharge superimposed by d.c. power and the lubricant film.

Abstract: A magnetic record medium comprises(A) a nonmagnetic substrate,(B) a layer consisting essentially of a ferromagnetic metal on at least one side of the substrate,(C) a layer containing carbon on the layer of (B),(D) a layer comprising a primary or secondary organic amine containing at least one substituent having a fluorinated hydrocarbon group at the end of the substituent on the layer of (C), and(E) a layer comprising at least one lubricant having a plurality or fully fluorinated hydrocarbon group on one end of the molecule and a functional group selected from the group consisting of --OH, --SH, --COOH, --COSH and --CONH.sub.2 on the other end of the molecule on the layer of (D).

Abstract: A thin film-type magnetic disk includes a non-magnetic substrate having fine particle-like projections provided over at least the entirety of the recording areas of the magnetic disk. The fine particle-like projections are formed either on bulged portions of the substrate or are provided in the form of bands. The bulged portions and the bands extend substantially parallel to a direction of movement of a magnetic head relative to the magnetic disk. A magnetic layer, a protective layer and a lubricant layer are sequentially formed on the substrate.

Abstract: An organic fluorine compound represented by the general formulaR.sub.f -(X).sub.h -R-Mwherein R.sub.f is a group selected from the following (a) and (b); ##STR1## X denotes a linking group selected from --O--, --S--, and --COO--, h denotes 0 or 1, R is a hydrocarbon chain comprising a phenylene group having an alkylene group with a total carbon number of 10 or more, or the derivative thereof, or an aliphatic alkylene group of a carbon number of 10 or more, and M is a group selected from --OH, --COOH, --SH, and --CONH.sub.2.The organic fluorine compound of the present invention greatly improves the dispersibility of magnetic powders in magnetic coating materials, has also an excellent rust prevention effect on metallic magnetic powders, and exhibits a marked dispersing effect even on fluorocarbon resin fine powders, which can be difficultly dispersed with conventional dispersing agents.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium wherein a thin layer comprising an organic compound having at least one carboxyl or mercapto group, at least one fluoroalkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms and at least one aliphatic alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms on its molecular terminals is formed on an oxygen-containing thin film of a ferromagnetic metal.The magnetic recording medium of the present invention is suitable for use as the magnetic recording media of magnetic tape, magnetic disk and the like and most suitable for use in rotating head type video tape recorders.

Abstract: A process for analyzing charged particles wherein charged particles are impinged on a film of resist which is made of polymethylmethacrylate sensitive to charged particles, the resist film is dissolved and the mass of charged particles impinged is measured in terms of the dissolved resist or the resist left.